
Grace Jacob
Agriculture & Livestock Department
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Overview
Serves as head of agriculture and livestock department since July 2021. She plays a pivotal role in Program management, Research, and Innovation. For more than 10 years, she has and continues to transform the lives of many rural smallholder farmers and agribusiness SME. She does this by fostering innovation and passing down practical experiences/know-how from successful business owners and farmers.
Honors and Awards
- Forming and managing a network of agribusiness SMEs in Tanzania and agribusiness sector desks (poultry, Agri input, honey, horticulture and diary) in African countries (Tanzania, Malawi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda
- Experienced in agriculture research gained from writing and publishing a paper on economics and cost effectiveness of bio-control (a case of mole crickets in Florida pasture land